Saturday, November 18, 2017

Medical: Chemo 2.2.2.2

Second course (Rituxan+Hi dose Ara-C)
Second round (Nov of Oct/Nov/Dec)
Second phase: hospitalization at BIDMC to receive not-so-high-dose-Ara-C
Second dose of Ara-C coming very soon

I was admitted last night as scheduled (lucky me: private room with 3 chairs, table & city views!), and have had my first-of-4 doses of Ara-C

The new news this morning is that my "liver numbers" have continued to fall, whereas last time they spiked at this excact phase--and caused the whole process to grind to into glacial-mode.

With the liver numbers falling, I can likely stay on the every-12-hours schedule and be out of here by Sunday (last time it was every 21 hours and ruined Monday too)

The pre-meds (anit-side effect stuff) have begun.


1 comment:

CG said...

hope you are hanging in!

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